Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7176 |
|---|---|
| Word: | קֶרֶת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H7136 in the sense of building |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | qereth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | keh'-reth |
| Meaning: | 1. a city |
| KJV Renderings: | city. |
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[קֶ֫רֶת] noun feminine town, city (late poetry) (compare Phoenician קרת חדשת proper name, of a location in Cyprus, also = Carthage, and perhaps Cirta, Tigranocerta; compare Thes); — always קָ֑רֶת; — of Job's city, Job 29:7 indefinite Prov 8:3; Prov 9:3; Prov 9:14 city as a corporate body of men Prov 11:11.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
